Chapter 40 The Courage to Love (4)
After hearing Zhou Cheng's words, Yin Yin also felt that this was the case, or had she already noticed it? Ever since she knew why she fell ill in the palace instead of in the [Prime Minister's Residence], the [Prime Minister's Residence] where the Prime Minister was located could not fail to take good care of her, but it was far inferior to the royal palace where the emperor was located, which had a collection of many precious herbs and a leading group of famous doctors in the country...
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my words..."
Lei'er knelt down and pleaded guilty.
"It's only natural for you to care about Yin Yin. What's your crime? Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Lei'er stood up calmly.
"If Yinyin wants to stay for just one night, I can agree--"
Zhou Cheng looked at Yin Yin gently, as if he was looking forward to Yin Yin 's performance.
"Really?"
Sure enough, Yinyin seemed extremely excited to hear that she could stay overnight. It seemed that she really wanted to stay.
"Well, I'll ask Wang Ye to come over later and see how he arranges it. If there's no problem, you can stay at the [Prime Minister's Mansion] today—"
"Very good--"
Zhou Cheng saw Yinyin's happy expression. It was not that he didn't want Yinyin to live in the [Prime Minister's Mansion], but he didn't want Yinyin to leave him. This was a selfish idea. As the king of a country, he didn't have much time to be with Yinyin, let alone going back and forth to the [Prime Minister's Mansion]. It was not good to come here frequently, so he had to use the excuse to keep Yinyin in the palace. In fact, staying in the palace was the best choice for Yinyin. The defenses in the palace were much tighter than those in the [Prime Minister's Mansion]. Even if someone wanted to harm her, they would not dare to break into the palace. In addition, according to Yinyin's current physical condition, continuing to recuperate, staying in the palace could provide the best medical environment. So apart from Zhou Cheng's selfish idea of wanting to keep Yinyin by his side, for Yinyin's sake, staying in the palace was the best choice.
Although he agreed, Zhou Cheng could not relax if he let Yin Yin stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion overnight. Those who wanted to murder Yin Yin were still planning to do so. Take this time when they went out of the palace for example. Although on the surface only Yin Yin and Zhou Cheng were together, there were actually many imperial guards hiding in secret to protect them. It was possible that those who wanted to murder Yin Yin would take this opportunity to assassinate her again. Although the Prime Minister's Mansion was heavily guarded, more precautions were needed just in case. The Prime Minister's Mansion was no more heavily guarded than the palace, so Zhou Cheng had to spend some time to make thorough preparations.
"That's great, Miss. Madam and Master will be very happy if they know. I'll go tell them right away—"
After hearing Zhou Cheng's permission, Lei'er could not hide her inner joy, and she ran away before Yinyin even opened her mouth...
"Really? Is she a little too excited?"
"It's been a while since we last met. I want to spend more time with you."
Zhou Cheng said as he poured tea for Yin Yin.
"Is that so? Thank you—"
Yinyin said as Zhou Cheng handed the teacup to her. Zhou Cheng poured tea for her after he handed it to Yinyin. "The Prime Minister, the Prime Minister's wife, and Lei'er are the same. You were on the verge of life and death, so they are all happy that you can return to this family. In order not to disappoint them, you should take good care of your health."
"Um!"
Yinyin nodded while holding the tea, and couldn't help feeling that the atmosphere was a little awkward? She didn't have this feeling before, whether Lei'er was there or playing with Baihu, once she sat down, Yinyin felt uncomfortable?
"I thought you wouldn't let me stay at your house for a night—"
Even though she had nothing to say, Yin Yin still found a topic to talk about, because she felt that not talking would only make her more uncomfortable.
"Are you mad at me because I'm a dictator?"
Dictatorship? Yinyin had never thought about it. How should I put it? Zhou Cheng had kept her in the palace. After all, the [Prime Minister's Mansion] was her home. If he really cared about her, he should have followed her. Even if she returned to the [Prime Minister's Mansion], as long as Zhou Cheng was willing, those imperial doctors and precious herbs could be sent to the [ Prime Minister's Mansion]. But Zhou Cheng did not do so. Yinyin did not ask anything and let everything go naturally.
"I really hope you can stay with me. I also said on the way to the [Prime Minister's Mansion] that I hope there is a woman who can stay with me, but I will not restrict her too much. I will give her what she wants as long as I can do it. If letting you free and being tolerant of you can satisfy your needs, I am also very willing to do so-"
Zhou Cheng's words shocked Yin Yin again, and her heart was once again stirred. What happened today? Zhou Cheng's words always made her heart beat fast, so that she avoided Zhou Cheng's sight again...
Knowing that Yinyin was avoiding him, Zhou Cheng stood up from the stone bench, walked behind Yinyin, and put his hands on her slender shoulders: "I'm serious, Yinyin, be my queen and concubine——"
After hearing Zhou Cheng's words, Yin Yin was stunned. She immediately stood up and ran away from Zhou Cheng, dodging to the side and keeping a distance from Zhou Cheng.
"Yin Yin——"
"Please don't tease me--"
"I'm not teasing you!"
Yin Yin's timid attitude and words made Zhou Cheng a little angry.
"You already have a queen and many concubines. Even if you are the king of a country, how can you say such things?"
"Is it wrong for me to just speak my true feelings? As the king of a country, don't I even have the right to choose the person I like to be around me?"
"That's not what I meant—"
"Yin Yin——"
Zhou Cheng felt a little disappointed that Yin Yin took Zhou Cheng's true intentions so unrealistically.
"I don't remember anything from the past. I believe everything you say. You said you like me, and I believe it. From the time I woke up until now, I can't say I don't like you. I know this kind of liking hasn't reached the level of wanting to be with you forever, not to mention I don't know if I liked you in the past, so I can't just agree to it, right?"
"You once said you loved me deeply—"
"But I forgot—"
"I'll remind you."
"How can I remember it? I don't even know who I am. All I know is what you told me. I want to believe that everything you said is true, but I don't believe everything. I really want to forget something very important , but I can't remember it. I just can't remember it——"
Yinyin was a little confused at this moment, or rather excited. She knew that the blank memory hidden deep in her heart was very important, but she just couldn't remember it. Occasionally, she would forget something that was very important to her, but at this moment, this feeling was awakened again...
